Where do you store your podfics these days?

[luzula]

I've used Box for years, and am happy with it--it's been very stable over the years, and you can stream from it--but I'll soon hit the 10 GB free storage limit. So it's either paying $138 a year to get 100 GB, or supplement it with something else.

Any recs?

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[myrdschaem]

A lot of podficcers do use archive.org with a player you can embed in ao3. I can check for guide!

[luzula]

Oh, that's right! I did hear about that, but forgot--it seems like a good option.

[luzula]

Thanks for linking, those are good overviews!

[chestnut_pod]

Mediafire still! It's never let me down.

[luzula]

Thanks! I'm leaning towards archive.org just because it's another place that people can also use to find my podfic.

[adastra03]

I use Mega (https://mega.nz/startpage) to host my podfics because you get 50 GB of free storage (you can get several terabytes if you start paying, but I haven't needed to, so I can't speak to the paid tiers). You can stream from it as well as download! It's been a great service for my needs for the past 5+ years.

[luzula]

Thanks for the rec, I'll look into it!

[luzula]

Hey, I started using this, but then a commenter said: "I'm not able to listen anymore without paying for mega load… is this available for streaming for free?"

Do you know anything about this? Obviously I don't want the listener to have to pay.

[adastra03]

I've never seen that before, and haven't had anyone report problems hitting a paywall with things I've uploaded to Mega. Yikes! I wonder if they've changed their policy about streaming recently? A quick look at their site didn't answer my questions, so let me look into it a bit more and get back to you.

Did the commenter share if they were able to stream once and then hit the paywall, or was it there from the beginning?

[bluedreaming]

I started using FileFactory after hearing about someone else using it for many years. There’s a lifetime membership option and I’ve been really liking it. I usually post to archive.org (for streaming & download) and FileFactory (download only) these days. FF lets me link to a folder that doesn’t reveal anything about my user info (even though it’s fannish) so that’s also nice. Direct linking to a download (no interface page) is also available.

[luzula]

Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out! : )